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Which of the following is an important rule regarding colon usage?

A. A colon points to an idea in an earlier sentence.
B. A colon can't be used in a question.
C. A colon only introduces a list.
D. The words coming before the colon must form a complete sentence

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Colons are used in a sentence to introduce a single item or a list of items. For example, The fruits that the grocery store had available were: bananas, apples, oranges and grapes. The same listing can be carried out with one item per line of the list. Therefore, the answer is C. A colon only introduces a list.
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